Third PartiesAlthough the U.S. political process normally revolves around the two-party system, during the nineteenth century dozens of third parties came into existence. Several parties originated to influence politics in one particular state, such as the Equal Rights Party or Locofoco Party in New York and the Nullifiers in South Carolina during the 1830s, the Law and Order Party in Rhode Island during the 1840s, the Readjusters in Virginia during the 1880s, and the Silver Party in Nevada during the 1890s.